Here’s a thrilling off road experience through the jungle, on a 4 wheel drive jeep. Head towards the east splashing through the slush, under tropical trees and finally the gushing waters of the Dudhsagar rivulets. The trip begins by bus hardly giving you a hint of the adventure ahead. We get into a jeep at the base of the falls to negotiate the mountain terrain. As we behold the roaring Dudhsagar waterfall, you can bathe in the holding pools, have a beer, take a short walk through the jungle, feed the monkeys and just relax.
Dudh Sagar Waterfalls is the highest fall in Goa and is singular in all its milky splendor, located at the Karnataka-Goa border. The name generally means “ocean of milk” and is so called due to its gushing white surf. The river emanating from this fall is called Mandovi which flows from East to West into the Arabian Sea and has the capital city of Panjim located on its southern bank.
Legend has it that a Princess, who lived beyond the mountain used to bathe at the falls. While bathing she would savour sugared milk, which her maid bought to her in a gold jug. One day a prince stopped by on hearing voices at the fall. At once, the princess poured the milk in the pond to shield her naked body from the glances of the stranger. A miracle seemed to have happened. The waterfall got the milky froth and supposedly got the name, “Dudhsagar”, henceforth.
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